Here’s a riddle for you: What is one role in the C-suite where obsolescence is indicative of success? The answer is the role of Chief Digital Officer (CDO). By definition, CDOs are responsible for creating holistic digital transformation strategies—strategies that stretch beyond departmental strategic plans and instead integrate digital into all areas of the business. When done exceptionally well, the CDO becomes unnecessary—but that, of course, isn’t where most of us are at today....

Tuev Sued has appointed former Cisco executive Dirk Schlesinger chief digital officer, as the German testing and certification company responds to the growing importance of digital technologies in the manufacturing industry....

Twelve years ago, Robert McEliece, a mathematician and engineer at Caltech, won the Claude E. Shannon Award, the highest honor in the field of information theory. During his acceptance lecture, at an international symposium in Chicago, he discussed the prize’s namesake, who died in 2001. ...

As automakers start offering ride sharing services and more ways for consumers to connect to their vehicles, Volkswagen now wants a piece of the pie. According to a new report, VW is seeking partners to help expand its reach, but isn’t currently talking to Apple or Google....

This is the 10th year of our "This Year Next Year Interaction" series. As ever it is written from the perspective of a global media investment management company and for the interest of large advertisers and those of us who work with them....

What if technology could connect us more deeply with our surroundings instead of distracting us from the real world? With the Meta 2, an augmented reality headset that makes it possible for users to see, grab and move holograms just like physical objects, Meron Gribetz hopes to extend our senses through a more natural machine. Join Gribetz as he takes the TED stage to demonstrate the reality-shifting Meta 2 for the first time. (Featuring Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson)...

You wouldn’t normally associate farmers with digital innovation – even less so in developing countries. But thanks to CABI’s approach to technology, crops are getting better treatment around the world.
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There is a very high probability that you are viewing this article on your phone, tablet or other mobile device. Digital is now part of our daily life and some will say it has even made its way onto Maslow’s pyramid as a basic need! For financial services firms, that means that the customer and employee expectations are now driven by what is ‘normal’ digital experience outside the industry....